Yes, November is coming soon – and mama has already planned a trip to Halifax for Christmas shopping because she has some very specific things to buy for the extended family that she cannot get in town. Normally, we would try and buy everything here in town but some things you just have to either go to the city to get or buy them online. Mama needs her Asian food from the city and her Japanese incense sticks as well. She also needs to get some Luminox blackout watches this year for some of my cousins and uncle for they had asked for a hunting watch. And mama like to shop anywhere – where there is free shipping – so she tries to take advantage of it for she doesn’t like to pay for shipping. I hope this year we get to do all our Christmas shopping before the end of November – that way mama can concentrate on planning my birthday party.